Cant login into Cursor AI on Arch Linux

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i am using the version on AUR: cursor-bin .

When i am clicking the “Log In” button it redirects me to my browser firefox and i am log in into cursor but when i clicking “Continue to sign in” its redirects me back into the same page not into the cursor.

I have tried chromium, brave and all dont work.

I also tried right clicking and copying link but it dont work too.

How to fix it?

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hey man, weird, i’m running the same setup and have no issue.. what about the cursor CLI? give it a try, it might unlock the ide trouble!

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Hey, on Linux the login flow works differently from macOS. There’s no cursor:// redirect back to the app. The browser is supposed to stay on the confirmation page, and the IDE completes the login in the background via polling. So what you’re seeing is expected, but the IDE should pick it up within a few seconds.

If it doesn’t, the most common fix is changing one setting:

  1. Open Cursor Settings Ctrl+,
  2. Search for Http: Proxy Support
  3. Change the value from override to on
  4. Restart Cursor and try logging in again

This has fixed the same issue for other users:

A couple more notes:

  • cursor-bin from AUR is a community package, not an official one. If nothing helps, try the official build .tar.gz or AppImage from Cursor · Download. Sometimes community packages miss code-url-handler.desktop and related bits.

Let me know if that still doesn’t help. Next we can check logs via Help > Toggle Developer Tools > Console while you try to log in.

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All dont worked. If i press CTRL+, it dont do anything. And the .tar.gz from the site dont work too(

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hey! doesn’t work too(

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Also i forgot to say that on website it doing this

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If clicking sign in on the website also does nothing, it looks more like a network block or strict browser privacy settings, not an IDE issue.

Try this in order:

  1. Open cursor.com in an incognito or private window with extensions disabled, then try to log in there. If it still doesn’t work, it’s likely a network or browser issue.
  2. Switch networks, for example share internet from your phone and try via a mobile hotspot. This helps confirm whether your ISP or DNS is blocking requests to our auth endpoints.
  3. Check whether your browser is blocking third party cookies for cursor.com and authenticator.cursor.sh.
  4. Open DevTools F12 in your browser, go to the Network tab, click the login button, then paste here:
    • which requests are sent and their status, especially 4xx or 5xx or failed
    • the Console tab red errors

Also tell me which country or region you’re connecting from, and whether you’re using a VPN or proxy. That helps rule out geo restrictions.